Me too!

Well, last night Dad started sniffling and reaching for the tissues.  And in the middle of the night, Ms. K was warm to the touch and very grouchy.  Everyone seemed to sleep and around 6 R climbed into bed.  K was definitely unhappy when she woke.  Ruskin reported that she would eat no breakfast.  So off they went in the hope that perhaps the Center's french toast sticks might appeal to her.

R woke up crying oddly; I think he was in a deep sleep.  But he adjusted quickly and we had a nice snuggle talking about all kinds of things while lying in bed.  He was speedy in getting dressed and we went down stairs to make breakfast together.  We had agreed on "cheesy eggs" and bagels.  He helped mix the cottage cheese, eggs, and cheese together.  We talked about the difference between brown and white eggs, about how colby cheese is made (R says mixing cheddar with another cheese), and about salt and pepper (his latest passion).  He ate very well and I did not offer sausage at all.  He asked for cinnamon bread from my plate (which is unusual) and liked that well enough to eat two small pieces. All in all a good breakfast. 

At school, R ran off to play with Ezra.  I peeked in on K and she was on the playground with Lily.  Walking around holding her hand, and then leaning back and "knocking" her over onto the grass and laughing.  So despite being warm and having a low grade fever, she seemed to be well.

At pick up, R was playing with Luca and Ezra which was nice.  He warmed up to Auntie Amy (a former student of mine who is visiting) pretty quickly.  K was playing happily and seemed quite chipper, though when we got into the car she was not interested in eating which was unusual and indication of her feeling under the weather too.  Clearly "me too" is going on as K has caught R's cold.

Swim class was fun. R is pretty comfortable in the water and likes to be underwater though he seems to swallow quite a bit.  his lack of coordination also shows in that his kicking and scooping are rather erratic. K was not feeling well and rather fussy though she loves to jump into the water.  We watched for choo-choo's (the light rail) on the way home and even went by masee's house.  she was not home.  and that was because she was at our house.  the kids had a delightful time vying for her attention and sharing with her a hundred things.

after dinner, R got another volcano eruption and K went to bed.  She seemed quite tired.  my biggest difficulty as a parent these days is not being able to be disciplined and rigorous about stabilizing their sleeping patterns.  R stays up way too late (it is 10:30 and he is still self-stimulating to stay awake.) we go upstairs by 8:15, get pajamas, urine, teethbrushing, and 2 stories done by 8:45 and self reading until 9.  And then the lights go out and the questions start -- how was your day mommy, what did you do today, what is that shadow, etc.  we go to quiet time and i leave around 9:30 and then for the next hour, he needs his blankets on, needs to make urine, ask more questions, etc. he continues to self-stimulate rather than go to sleep.  this time it woke K up and Ruskin is upstairs dealing with that now. 

he said to me when i went upstairs, "i want to make urine but i can't turn on the water."   

ME: you can use a wipe and we can wash in the morning.

R: but wipes are pollution and bad for the environment.  i want to use water but i can't turn it on.

hard to argue with that (though i did tell him that wipes are made of cloth and will break down and turn into soil) 

how can he wake up at 7:30 if he does not fall asleep before 10? 

all i can think to do is make sure he wakes up at 7:30 everyday no matter how exhausted he is and eventually it will kick in.  (Hence the request to masee for an alarm clock for a birthday present!!!!!!!)

so tomorrow is an exciting day as he is going to the waterworks with ruskin and the MIT alumni association.  

he loves the magic school bus goes to the waterworks -- a book about the water cycle and purification process.

should be exciting.  (no pictures today)